@El Loro posted:

I'm not surprised you're watched out
I once watched the 1966/67 Russian film of "War and Peace" in 2 days. Total running time of 403 minutes per the DVD box.
And "The Hobbit" over 3 days (532 minutes film time). Both released as trilogies but can be regarded as one film.

There's been a long standing joke around Tolstoy's 'War and Peace' being a long story to read hasn't there...Have not read nor seen the story.

I have however read the book of 'The Hobbit' when I was young but have never seen the film.

@El Loro posted:

Northern Powergrid have had to apologise foe issuing cheques for compensat6ion for incorrect amounts.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-60369098
The amount on the cheques was gigantic and wouldn't have gone through if anyone had tried to bank one.
Cheque shown is £2,324,200,000,000.00.

(A Google search for the largest cheque was $974,790,317.77 in an American divorce settlement, the one shown above is more than 2 thousand times that)

Just as well it wasn't a BACS payment

$974,790,317.77 paid to who?
That's one heck of a divorce settlement

@slimfern posted:

Just as well it wasn't a BACS payment

$974,790,317.77 paid to who?
That's one heck of a divorce settlement

It was an oil billionaire

@slimfern posted:

There's been a long standing joke around Tolstoy's 'War and Peace' being a long story to read hasn't there...Have not read nor seen the story.

I have however read the book of 'The Hobbit' when I was young but have never seen the film.

Tolstoy's "War and Peace" has the reputation for being very long. It's one of the books people claim to have but haven't actually read it.
It's nowhere near the longest novel which is an Indian one based on the Mahābhārata which is far longer.
Other books which are longer than "War and Peace" include:
Vikram Seth's "A Suitable Boy" (the BBC made an adaptation fairly recently)
Victor Hugo's "Les Miserables"
Anthony Powell's "A Dance to the Music of Time" (there was a Channel 4 adaptation back in 1997).

(Lord of the Rings is shorter than War and Peace)

@slimfern posted:

I have however read the book of 'The Hobbit' when I was young but have never seen the film.

"The Hobbit" was written for children years before Tolkien wrote "Lord of the Rings"
Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" was made on a scale similar to his "Lord of the Rings" so shouldn't be considered as a film for children, more for fans of his "Lord of the Rings".

Good afternoon Buddies

Cold, breezy but with sunshine on and off. Currently dry, for now

Enjoy your day everyone

Incidentally the BBC 2016 adaptation of "War and Peace" was written by Andrew Davies, the BBC 2018/9 adaptation of "Les Miserables" was written by Andrew Davies, and the BBC 2020 adaptation of "A Suitable Boy" was written by Andrew Davies.

@El Loro posted:

Incidentally the BBC 2016 adaptation of "War and Peace" was written by Andrew Davies, the BBC 2018/9 adaptation of "Les Miserables" was written by Andrew Davies, and the BBC 2020 adaptation of "A Suitable Boy" was written by Andrew Davies.

Sounds like Mr Davies enjoys a challenge

@slimfern posted:

Sounds like Mr Davies enjoys a challenge

Andrew Davies has been one of the major writers for British television for a long time.
His list of credits on IMDB includes some well known series including the most popular costume drama tv series ever made:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm02...7/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

@El Loro posted:

Andrew Davies has been one of the major writers for British television for a long time.
His list of credits on IMDB includes some well known series including the most popular costume drama tv series ever made:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm02...7/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

An impressive career

@slimfern posted:

An impressive career

Of the Andrew Davies series I've seen my choice would be "Bleak House" (2005), outstanding Dickens tv adaptation.
It was the break through role for Anna Maxwell Martin as the heroine
Gillian Anderson was also very good (first time I'd seen her other than the X files)
Also the break through role for Carey Mulligan

@El Loro posted:

Of the Andrew Davies series I've seen my choice would be "Bleak House" (2005), outstanding Dickens tv adaptation.
It was the break through role for Anna Maxwell Martin as the heroine
Gillian Anderson was also very good (first time I'd seen her other than the X files)
Also the break through role for Carey Mulligan

Anna Maxwell Martin was in the series I've just watched...good actress, but her character got right up my nose
Gillian Anderson was in 'The Fall' which I really enjoyed, although a bit violent in places.
I'll seek out 'Bleak House', I do like a good period drama and who can resist a Dickens story.
Thanks El

night ELK slim moonsiee

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

Good morning everyone it's a wet and windy day to come with the wind slackening off as the day continues.

Enjoy your day everyone

Good morning everyone

A rainy windy day here.

I hope everyone has a good day

@slimfern posted:

Anna Maxwell Martin was in the series I've just watched...good actress, but her character got right up my nose
Gillian Anderson was in 'The Fall' which I really enjoyed, although a bit violent in places.
I'll seek out 'Bleak House', I do like a good period drama and who can resist a Dickens story.
Thanks El

I did see some of "The Fall" but didn't like it
Gillian Anderson was born in the States but came to this country when she was 2, returned to the States when she was 11, then in 2002 returned here where she's lived ever since. As a result she's bidialectal (she has an English accent and can switch to an American accent).

@El Loro posted:

I did see some of "The Fall" but didn't like it
Gillian Anderson was born in the States but came to this country when she was 2, returned to the States when she was 11, then in 2002 returned here where she's lived ever since. As a result she's bidialectal (she has an English accent and can switch to an American accent).

Gillian Anderson is an okay actress. I used to watch 'The X Files when it first started and wasn't overly keen on her then.
I watched 'The Fall' primarily to see Colin Morgan, whom I had seen in 'Merlin' and thought him a fine young actor, was then  introduced to Jamie Dornan, another good actor.
Colin Morgan was in the stage play of 'The Tempest'...he played the character of Ariel - at The Globe. It was a brilliant show and a fabulous evening 

@slimfern posted:

Gillian Anderson is an okay actress. I used to watch 'The X Files when it first started and wasn't overly keen on her then.
I watched 'The Fall' primarily to see Colin Morgan, whom I had seen in 'Merlin' and thought him a fine young actor, was then  introduced to Jamie Dornan, another good actor.
Colin Morgan was in the stage play of 'The Tempest'...he played the character of Ariel - at The Globe. It was a brilliant show and a fabulous evening 

That's quite a cast Roger Allam as Prospero and Jessie Buckley as Miranda.
Jessie Buckley was memorable as Maria Bolkonskaya in BBC's 2016 "War and Peace". I happened to see a small part of "Romeo & Juliet", a modernised distilled version, on the Sky Arts channel last year. She was Juliet and was mesmerising, (Didn't see Romeo but he was played by Josh O'Connor - The Durrells)

Good morning Buddies

A cold very windy and wet day here

Yellow weather warnings for wind Wednesday, Thursday and Friday here

Enjoy your day everyone

@El Loro posted:

That's quite a cast Roger Allam as Prospero and Jessie Buckley as Miranda.
Jessie Buckley was memorable as Maria Bolkonskaya in BBC's 2016 "War and Peace". I happened to see a small part of "Romeo & Juliet", a modernised distilled version, on the Sky Arts channel last year. She was Juliet and was mesmerising, (Didn't see Romeo but he was played by Josh O'Connor - The Durrells)

I remember Jessie Buckley in the 'Durrells'...a very funny yet dysfunctional family   (Only saw the first series.)

Roger Allam is a great actor He also played alongside Colin in Caryl Churchill's 'A Number', which I didn't get to see but wanted to.
I did get to watch Colin as Bosie in 'Happy Prince' ...as you probably know...as Oscar Wilde's lover.
Not at the theatre, but on my telly

I was aware of Oscar Wilde and "Bosie".

Totally unrelated but Charles Dickens' pen name was Boz. He was a journalist and wrote a collection of short pieces about everyday life and people for various newspapers between 1833 and 1836. Those were published as one in 1839 as "Sketches by Boz". Those predate his first novel "The Pickwick Papers".

@El Loro posted:

I was aware of Oscar Wilde and "Bosie".

Totally unrelated but Charles Dickens' pen name was Boz. He was a journalist and wrote a collection of short pieces about everyday life and people for various newspapers between 1833 and 1836. Those were published as one in 1839 as "Sketches by Boz". Those predate his first novel "The Pickwick Papers".

Why Boz?
Dickens took the pseudonym from a nickname he had given his younger brother Augustus, whom he called "Moses" after a character in Oliver Goldsmith's The Vicar of Wakefield. This, "being facetiously pronounced through the nose," became "Boses", which in turn was shortened to "Boz"

My sister only asked me this morning what I would like for my birthday...I shall ask her to buy me a copy of 'Sketches by Boz'
Thanks El

@slimfern posted:

Why Boz?
Dickens took the pseudonym from a nickname he had given his younger brother Augustus, whom he called "Moses" after a character in Oliver Goldsmith's The Vicar of Wakefield. This, "being facetiously pronounced through the nose," became "Boses", which in turn was shortened to "Boz"

My sister only asked me this morning what I would like for my birthday...I shall ask her to buy me a copy of 'Sketches by Boz'
Thanks El

I'm glad to have been of assistance

@El Loro posted:

I'm glad to have been of assistance

Not for the first time 

Met Office forecast for wind gusts of 60 mph on Friday for here which for this part of the country is exceptional.
Highest gust in recent years was 54 mph 2 years ago per my local weather site.

Batten down the hatches time the  El?

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

@slimfern posted:

Gillian Anderson is an okay actress. I used to watch 'The X Files when it first started and wasn't overly keen on her then.
I watched 'The Fall' primarily to see Colin Morgan, whom I had seen in 'Merlin' and thought him a fine young actor, was then  introduced to Jamie Dornan, another good actor.
Colin Morgan was in the stage play of 'The Tempest'...he played the character of Ariel - at The Globe. It was a brilliant show and a fabulous evening 

love 'The Tempest' studied it for A level-one of my favourite Shakespeare plays

night EL slim moonsiee

Good morning everyone it's a very windy day again with more rain this morning than later.

Enjoy your day everyone

Good morning everyone

Rather cloudy here, some rain forecast for later, could be rather windy later. Friday's forecast still exceptionally windy - BBC have gusts at 41 mph, Met at 61 mph, a couple of weather sites have a peak of 79-82 mph.

I hope everyone has a good day

Good morning Buddies

Its actually warmer this morning than of late but still quite windy

Enjoy your day everyone

@El Loro posted:

Good morning everyone

Rather cloudy here, some rain forecast for later, could be rather windy later. Friday's forecast still exceptionally windy - BBC have gusts at 41 mph, Met at 61 mph, a couple of weather sites have a peak of 79-82 mph.

I hope everyone has a good day

We are supposed to have gusts up to 47 mph today El

@Moonie posted:

We are supposed to have gusts up to 47 mph today El

in the 40s here as well

@El Loro posted:

in the 40s here as well

There’s an amber weather warning here on Friday

@Moonie posted:

There’s an amber weather warning for here for Friday

As there is here as well, I'm not surprised.
Storm Eunice may cause significant disruption due to extremely strong winds on Friday. - There is a good chance that flying debris could result in a danger to life - Damage to buildings and homes is likely, with roofs blown off and power lines brought down - Roads, bridges and railway lines are likely to close, with delays and cancellations to bus, train, ferry services and flights - There is a good chance that power cuts, possibly prolonged, could occur and possibly affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage - Large waves are likely and beach material is likely to be thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties - It is likely there will be falling branches and some uprooted trees.

@El Loro posted:

As there is here as well, I'm not surprised.
Storm Eunice may cause significant disruption due to extremely strong winds on Friday. - There is a good chance that flying debris could result in a danger to life - Damage to buildings and homes is likely, with roofs blown off and power lines brought down - Roads, bridges and railway lines are likely to close, with delays and cancellations to bus, train, ferry services and flights - There is a good chance that power cuts, possibly prolonged, could occur and possibly affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage - Large waves are likely and beach material is likely to be thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties - It is likely there will be falling branches and some uprooted trees.

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

night EL slim moonsieee